Sierra Macas

Occurrence in Cotopaxi, Ecuador with commodity Iron

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10063388
MRDS ID	TC37191
Record type	Site
Current site name	Sierra Macas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-78.83312, -0.8317 (WGS84)
Relative position	27 KM N68W OF LATACUNGA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cotopaxi(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Ecuador	Cotopaxi

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Iron	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-78.83312, -0.8317	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC37191

Bibliographic references

Deposit

PALADINES, P.A., SANMARTIN, D.H., AND SUAREZ, L.H., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR: MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, SCALE 1:1,000,000
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-1993	Lopez, Tony	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.